Bernard Reth:  

After leaving Longwood I entered the Army, went to boot camp followed by a year-long rotary-wing (helicopter) flight school. I graduated in August 1969, and got married the day Woodstock started. My baby sister was irratated we (Pat Sabatella) and I would not consider taking our honey-moon there. In Sept. left for Viet Nam. While there I flew Huey's for the first 5 months, and was transfered to our gun company for the last portion, flying "little birds" (scouts) and Cobra Gunships. I came back in July 1970, was assigned to Ft. Wolters, Tx, where I taught basic helicopter flyng skills to FNG's (Funny New Guys). Was stationed in Korea after that for a year, damn near killed myself when we flew in to a 3/4 inch steel cable strung across a river near the DMZ. Came back and was assigned to Ft. Knox, where my wife nearly had a nervous breakdown, due to my frequent trips overseas (I was told shortly after arriving at Knox to prepare to go to Germany, to a base whose last occupants were the Luftwaffe....in 1945. After getting out, we moved to Albany, NY where I attended SUNY-Albany. Left there to move back to Long Island, lived...Expand for more